2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Fed flirts with an interest rate hike
The Fed flirts with an interest rate hike
The financial world anticipates the Federal Reserve will begin raising interest rates this year. Yahoo Finance Senior Columnist Michael Santoli says while we may know the reasons why, what we don’t know is what will happen next.
2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stock futures imply positive start for 2015; oil still weaker
Stock futures imply positive start for 2015; oil still weaker
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Friday as equities looked to rebound from a sharp decline in the previous session, though moves and volume were likely to remain tepid as the holiday …
2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Free delivery creates holiday boon for U.S. consumers at high cost
Free delivery creates holiday boon for U.S. consumers at high cost
For top U.S. retailers, free delivery is now the norm. That is good news for shoppers, but not so much for investors. During the just-ended holiday season, outlets from Target to Wal-Mart to Amazon expanded …
2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bond Report: Treasurys slip ahead of ISM manufacturing survey
Bond Report: Treasurys slip ahead of ISM manufacturing survey
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2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks Are Sporting a REAL P/E of 141
Stocks Are Sporting a REAL P/E of 141
Stocks eked out a new record high earlier this week on:
1) Extremely light volume courtesy of the holidays
2) The usual bogus economic data that overstates growth in the US
3) The usual end of the month/ end of the quarter performance gaming
We remain in a megaphone pattern. By the look of things, we’ve just failed to break about the upper trendline. We’ll now begin working our way lower.
2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Perfect World gets buyout offer from chairman
The Wall Street Journal: Perfect World gets buyout offer from chairman
2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Are deductibles burning a hole in your pocket?
Are deductibles burning a hole in your pocket?
Rather than pay so much out-of-pocket, many skip checkups and scrimp on care, USA Today reports.